The Recent Elections Demonstrate India’s Growing Democratic Deficit

Modi’s campaign for another term as premier has focused on smearing opponents and attacking Muslims while ignoring voters’ primary concerns, writes Debasish Roy Chowdhury.

#LokSabhaElection2024 #BJP #HateSpeech #hindutva #majoritarianism #islamophobia #democracy #india

https://newlinesmag.com/argument/the-recent-elections-demonstrate-indias-growing-democratic-deficit/

The personal toll of political vitriol: A decade under Modi has torn apart families, friendships

The global rise of the far-right has been defined by an emotive politics that is less given to reason and facts and an extremist tilt, writes Nissim Mannathukkaren.

#hindutva #FarRight #misinformation #propaganda #whatsapp #NarendraModi #DonaldTrump #islamophobia #majoritarianism #india

https://scroll.in/article/1068077/the-personal-toll-of-political-vitriol-a-decade-under-modi-has-torn-apart-families-friendships

Why 2024 is India’s most important election since 1977

Authoritarianism crushes the spirit. Majoritarianism poisons the mind and the heart. Their rise must be stopped. Ramachandra Guha writes.

#LokSabhaElection2024 #democracy #hindutva #authoritarianism #majoritarianism #congress #BJP #NarendraModi #minorities #IndianMuslims #communalism #india

https://scroll.in/article/1066867/ramachandra-guha-why-2024-is-indias-most-important-election-since-1977

‘Muslim question’ sheer propaganda, there is no promised land

Anand K. Sahay reviews Ziya Us Salam's 'Being Muslim in Hindu India'.

#BookReview #ZiyaUsSalam #islamophobia #IndianMuslims #books #hindutva #majoritarianism #bookstodon #history #histodon #india

https://www.deccanchronicle.com/lifestyle/booksart/book-review-muslim-question-sheer-propaganda-there-is-no-promised-land-889425

What Muslim Women Face Every Day at Work

Education is offered as a silver bullet to help marginalised communities but it doesn’t help end the discrimination they face. Several women from the minority community have underlined that they experience hiring bias and harassment because of their religion.

#IndianMuslimWomen #workplace #IndianMuslims #gender #ReligiousDiscrimination #WomensRights #HumanRights #majoritarianism #communalism #sexism #india

https://thewire.in/communalism/everyday-struggles-of-indian-working-muslim-women

Majoritarian Nationalism is Undermining India's Science Policies, Potential

While our Constitution mandates the promotion of scientific temper, the present regime in matters of policy-making is bypassing the rational approach not only in science research and education but also in matters related to social policies.

#governance #SciencePolicies #education #health #healthcare #majoritarianism #pseudoscience #ayurveda #hinduism #hindutva #RSS #BJP #india

https://thewire.in/government/majoritarian-nationalism-is-undermining-indias-science-policies-potential

Inside WhatsApp Groups Of Housing Societies Where Muslim Hate Is Real

Decode spoke to several people who said that WhatsApp groups of housing societies instilled fear and at times led them to the decision to leave their societies and move to Muslim-dominated localities.

#whatsapp #RWA #HousingSocieties #islamophobia #IndianMuslims #hindutva #communalism #majoritarianism #india

https://www.boomlive.in/decode/inside-whatsapp-groups-of-housing-societies-where-muslim-hate-is-real-24410

Ex-service chiefs have no place at Ram Temple inauguration. They must guard military values

Officials of senior ranks should not wear military heritage on their sleeves while navigating the rough and tumble of politics, writes Lt General Prakash Menon. (Article from December 2023)

#ayodhya #RamTempleInauguration #BabriMasjidDemolition #IndianArmy #hindutva #majoritarianism #india

https://theprint.in/opinion/ex-service-chiefs-have-no-place-at-ram-temple-inauguration-they-must-guard-military-values/1891887/